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Officials search for a bear that attacked a hiker on a popular trail in Anchorage, Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A brown bear attacked a woman as she hiked a popular trail in a hillside neighborhood in Anchorage, ...
Harvard under investigation over participation in visa program for foreign students and researchers
The statement from Secretary of State Marco Rubio did not say why his department was examining Harvard’s eligibility to take ...
100+ retired Massachusetts judges call for higher pay for striking bar advocates
More than 100 retired Massachusetts judges have signed a letter calling for “fair pay” for attorneys who take on indigent ...
What to know about soda sweeteners as sugar returns to American Coke
PepsiCo and Dr Pepper have sold versions of their flagship sodas sweetened with cane sugar since 2009. Coca-Cola has sold ...
Families of the Idaho students Bryan Kohberger stabbed to death are set to see him sentenced
Wednesday’s sentencing hearing will give the families of Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin and Kaylee Goncalves the ...
Venezuela’s returning migrants allege abuses in El Salvador’s ‘hell’ prison where US sent them
Venezuelan migrants imprisoned for months in El Salvador under a U.S. immigration crackdown described “hell” because of the ...
The US decision to leave UNESCO again puts a spotlight on what the agency does and why it matters
The decision to pull U.S. funding and participation from UNESCO will deal a blow to its work preserving cultural heritage ...
Annuals are the forgotten native plants. Here are 7 worth adding to the garden
Native insects have evolved along with native plants, so they recognize them as food. Filling a garden with exotic plants ...
US home sales fall in June as prices soar to new heights
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slid in June to the slowest pace since last September as mortgage rates remained ...
Flurry of trade deals offers relief for some Asian countries, while others wait
President Trump announced deals with Japan, Philippines and Indonesia, but many other countries have yet to clinch agreements ...
Far beyond Harvard, conservative efforts to reshape higher education are gaining steam
“They’ve realized that they can take a bit of a step further, that they can advance their policy priorities through those ...
Texas lawmakers review catastrophic floods but say they aren’t out to assign blame
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A review by Texas lawmakers into the catastrophic July 4 floods has no intention of second-guessing decisions by local officials or assigning blame over the tragedy that killed at ...